by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2012 | for Good, for Home
Right up front let me say I hate homeowner's associations (HOAs). They do far more harm than good and create the perfect breeding ground for really lousy neighbors. I had never heard of HOAs until we bought our first house in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1993. Fresh out of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2012 | for Home
Utah is an earthquake prone zone. In fact, my house is pretty much sitting smack dab on the Wasatch Fault. Perhaps it's not the brightest place to build a home, but given the multiple hurricanes that threaten Florida's Gold Coast every year, I figure no matter where...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 21, 2012 | for Good, for Love
[This video has been removed.] On the campaign trail, Mitt and Ann Romney are celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary. Awesome.
by Tracy Polyak | Mar 18, 2012 | for Spirit
My husband was working late, and I was the sole grown-up leading scripture-reading time with the kids. As we are finishing up, Grasshopper (7 years old) asks, “Mom, how do I know that the Church is true? I mean, how do I know that some other church isn't the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 18, 2012 | for Mind, for Spirit
Mom's wisdom: Of course, everything has been said that needs to be said…but since no one was listening, it has to be said again. Anonymous, from Richard L. Evans' Quote Book, p. 194 Discuss.
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 17, 2012 | for Home
One of my favorite decor looks is a softened industrial style. While I'm not into sharp lines and stark rooms, I love a touch of toughness in a room. Like the blue jeans I wore in high school with ruffly, silk blouses, having a warm, inviting comfortable room with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 17, 2012 | for Home
So, you've got a fabulous spice rack in your kitchen. But did you ever think of alternate uses for the clever, stylish inventions? Home Office Storage A wall spice rack is perfect for convenient storage for small office supplies. Use them to keep tacks, paper clips,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 13, 2012 | for Home
Living in South Florida for ten years, we soon became acclimated (no pun intended) to the wild weather. The first week we lived there, we had a torrential downpour that dumped 12 inches of rain in 24 hours. In Utah, where I grew up, average rainfall is 16 inches…per...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 11, 2012 | for Spirit
Mom's wisdom: Don't waste your time feeling sorry for yourself. Don't belittle yourself. Never forget that you are a child of God. You have a divine birthright. Something of the very nature of God is within you. The Psalmist sang, “I have said, Ye are gods; and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 10, 2012 | for Body, for Fun
As I write, I'm sitting in the gorgeous Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City. I just finished speaking on “Monetizing a Blog” at the Story@Home Conference. Now that's all well and good, but I'll save that story for PopCre.net. What I want to...
